|
 Shri
Janardhana Poojary (born April 27, 1937) is a senior
politician from Indian National Congress party. He was a
former Union Minister and Karnataka's Congress President. He
was also an AICC General Secretary during the time of former
Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao. He is from Mangalore,
Karnataka and his mother-tongue is Tulu.[1]
Before joining politics, he was a practicing barrister from
1960 to 1979. As a lawyer he was actively engaged in
safeguarding the interests of poor agricultural tenants and
defended a large number of poor people by giving them free
legal aid. He was a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of
Finance from 1982-84. From 1984 to 87 he was the Minister of
State for Finance. He was the Minister of State for Rural
Development in 1984-87. In April 1994, he was elected to the
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament – a
position he held until May 2008.
He was responsible for the construction of several college,
schools, mosque and temples, including the Kudroli Temple in
Mangalore. During the tenure as Union Minister of State for
Finance, he organized credit camps (Loan Melas) to give
assistance to the weaker sections of the society. He is
known as Badavara Bandhu (friend of the poor) for his work
in assisting the poor. |
